Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-13
WHEAT DEAL SEQUEL.
The Jury in the Harper Case Finds
Him Guilty as Charged in all the
Thirty Three Counts.
A Scene In The CoRrt Room When Sen
fence is Passed Which Moves Jary
and Spectators 20 Tears,
he Receives the Bjgh-s. Peraify OF ,ns
Law Ten Years IN she FsRito atiary,
Taken TO Colombo ct o.ss

( CINCINNATI, OHIO, Dec. 12.-The Jury
in the Harper case returned @ verdict thfs
morning Of equity as charged in the in
dictmen.," and Judge Sage tkerespon
overruled the motion for tse arrest OF
Judgment. and sentenced Harper to ten
years in the Ohio penitentiary. TIE scene
du'lng the sentence WAS most solemn and
| sn.ctiDg. The prisoner will be taken to
Columbus immediately.
TIE SCENE IN CogRT.
| The greatest crowd yet gathered in the
corridors Of the Uaited States court
room assembled this morning long before
| the time for the sese n ding Of court. At
| 10 O'Clock Judge Sage appeared alone.
| rhe court was opened and seven inmates
later the jury 4 ed in. The Judge d.
rected the clerk to receive the verdict.
At this point Mr.. Blackburn called
the courts attention 10 the absence
OF the defendant In two minutes Mar
shall Urner entered, followed By Mr..
Harper, looking pale and concerned.
| Behind him came his wife. Her face was
study; it looked IS If she we upborne
| by fSith that IN some way sac was to hssr
good news from that jury. Miss Matth-
eTs, her sister, followed IS calm IS she
could compose herself 10 be. When they
we're seated the ERIK took the sealed en-
velop iDclosipg the sentences and I, re Il
open, and read the fatal words: 1--WE, che
jury, had the defendant guilty .s charged
in the Indictment"
| This meant guilty on sill she thirty
| three counts left for the jury 10 act upon.
There YVES no cutlery from either Of the
| women. Mrs. Harper sat- IS # trsnsfxed,
but Miss Matthews
FOUND RELIEF N TEARS,
which she struggled TO repress. Mr.
Blackburn moved the arrest CT Judgment
which the court overruled. Then Dis
trict Attorney Burnett NOV for the i'm
| mediate sentence and that the sentence be
cumulative. Judge Sage, in S some what
lengthy opinion stated the result of the
Investigation on the question Of cumula-
tive sentences in case like this, and
gave relief To toe suddenness of the blow
upon Mr. Harper's family. He fpally
overruled the motion ana asked il the de-
fendsnt hEd anything 30 say before SEN
tence was pronounced upon him. Mr..
Blackburn said the defendant wished to
speak through him and to say that he had
nothing TO odd TO what had been said,
impartial treatment and TO ask that the
court be as N rcital as the circumstances
and the lay would permit.
Al 1923 the court directed Harper to
stand up. It was a most distressing
scene. TIE strong man stood erect, with
tears cOursing down His cheeks,
but no other sign of emotion
save his bleHched face. Behind his
chair with bowed head est his wife In
agony, that had no better manifestation
than the wringing Of her hands. The
court, with impressive solemnity, rscited
the usual form Of sentence, saying the
evidence left 10 doubt Of the defendants
guilt and that the ct-nse
MERIrED TIE HIGHEST PENALTY
OF the law which the court would now ina
pose, ten years In the Quo p-Bisen,isry,
snd that the marshal tsse hin shither al
once. Still there was 10 oascry. Mr.,
Harper sat down. Turning to his wife,
their lips met. Her hands we're around
his neck, his arms encompsssed her The
s1lsnce IN the courtroom wes awful.
The Jurors Wept, women and Hen
sll over the COURTROOM were In
t'ars. The silence vss broken sy Mr..
Blackburn making last 1ssues, from the
court, th.t wss that the order for imme-
date Imprisonment be suspended and
gave as reason hist there was much bss-
mess to be stten led to by Harper in
which his wife Has Concerned
and 1t would be exceedingly
difficult to attend TO it unless NJ. Harper
could remain here for few dave, bu. the
court was relentless. The Judge said
there would be an opportunity for his
wife to see him in Columbus, and he re-
peated the order TO the Marshal to con-
vey him thither to-day. A. 1880 the
jury YVES discharged and Marshal Urner
conducted the defendant 70 the MarshsI's
office.
After the scenes in the court room.
Harp aud his family spent some time In
the MarshsPs Office sDd then went TO the
1ail, where he spent the evening In bis
room. HIS fEmi = ,ired hin and be babe
them good bye. Mrs Harper fingered
after the others had departed and her
farewell was spC ken with bin alone. A
moment aiterWsrd nc appeared
as unmoVed as ever. About
O'Clock carriage Appeared
at the jail into which Harper and the
sesrshai entered, and were driven to the
Central passenger depot. He YES pl.e.d
in parlor car Of the Midland train in the
XIV Aug CoupaIt htht, ana me Curtains
were drawn. Here Miss Matthew'S j1ined
him, accompanied by her father and
brother. A crowd gathered about the
Car and waited until the train moved
out at 4:e5 It has all bees done rapidly.
The trial began two weeks ago tomorrow.
No time was lost 10 the argument. The
verdict given at l0:eS this anrsipg, the
sentence at l0:25 and a. 4 Is The great
head Of the great YIdalft, Bank was an
his way to prison.